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Ford brings his Frank Bascombe saga to an end in Be Mine, while Moore weaves together a fragmentary Civil War plot with an off-kilter vision of the afterlife in I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home.

Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again.

The U.S. Supreme Court says the Trump administration can start carrying out its ban on transgender military service members, at least for now.

A landmark election in Bangladesh ended years of disputed polls, and now the winners face pressure to tackle corruption and a battered economy.

Danny O'Shea turned 35 at his first Olympics, after three decades of skating and two reversed retirements.

Claire Messud's new novel, The Woman Upstairs, delves into the inner life of the quiet, friendly — and secretly furious — woman upstairs, a frustrated artist named Nora who becomes obsessed with a glamorous immigrant family.

If you panic every time you're asked to "say a few words," former White House speechwriter Mary Kate Cary is here to help. For nervous public speakers, she recommends three books to load onto your e-readers — full of sound advice and quotable anecdotes — so you'll never be tongue-tied again.

The strong-willed second oldest sister of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, has inspired generations of femal--fans with her independence and pluck. But does she set too lofty an ideal?

Countless books and films have been made about Abraham Lincoln, but not many have been told in his voice. Jerome Charyn's latest novel, a sort of fictional autobiography, does just that. Charyn spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about Lincoln's poetry, depression, and fictionalizing a life.

"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman," wrote the pioneering French feminist. The National Museum of Women in the Arts invites visitors to explore a replica of her cozy, cluttered workspace.